New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-24
CRITICISING TIE AMERICAN BO1RD.
lis RIGHT OVER THE CoNGREGATONAL CHuRCIiE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF PROTEST.

lis RIGHT OVER THE COSGREGAT1 ONAL CHURCHES
Observation-Disclosures OF PROTEST
NEw-IAvEN, Jan. 90 (>pecab.-In alluding to the
Hume affair. the Rev DR.. T. r. Murgcr pastor Of the
church OF which Mr.. Hume is member In his sermon
today said
ITO discuss and defend the theological opinions for
which Mr. Hume is called In question would be TO insult
Your tellgence and your Christian hearts They are
opinions which In tho way they held by him, would
have awakened attention had II not been for the fact
they could be used make weight In theological
quarrel in which the Board has suffered itself
through ats officers become involved, in violation Of
every principle and of the sacred forms
This church could not stand still ami one
sacrificed for such Whatever the
result may be, we have done what was our duty to do
given also TO sound note that stirs
echo the OF every Congregations list In the
try an echo that will swell into universal aud phac
chorus before the year ends The question before the
churches is not theological What sensible person cares
what good missionary thinks as 10 the fate OF
the ancestors OF the heahen The question Is Shall the
American Board respect the at ton OF councils IN regard
10 the theological opinions OF missionary candidates
The Is doubtful Tho unanimous will OF both
aity and clergy except here there hopelessy
erraic Indicates the Issue. such the conflicts in
which the Church OF Christ pursues it, upward way Its
to plot them, sanhedrms to endorse them and bgots
10 shout them"
Bosrox Jan. % (speciaD.-The Rev. DR.. Grfis. the
pastor of the shawmut Congregational Church before
preaching his this morning severely criticised the
especially its refusal return Missionary Hume
his field OF labor. He said
l speak to day out OF my conscience and ont OF my
heart In the Reformed and Presbyterian Churches the
boards all appointed by the churches We have
open classes and synoGs in which can stand up and
aud we appoint the who I'LL the boards and
our money and dispense It, do not think that right
know. as union organized body OF Presbyterian, Re-
formed Church people and Congrcgatonalsts. The Re
formed Church and the Presby Church have drawn
IT.,
gationalsin close, selfelected self pcrpcuating
poration with which the churches have comparatively
corporations believe boards are dangerous when they
nenced b. Tue CHURCHES Now have no personal hos
ulity have criticism TO make personally upon those
honored men who compose that board Thank Cod from
conscientious motives they are consccratcd, Christian
gentleman Of ability But with equal conscience and IN
protest against their deciding tho theological fitness Of
protest against their trying to or settle thoo
logical crceds questions protest against their re-
eve in Christ and Him cruciHed and would be mission
aries to the ends Of the EARTH pr9 against Their h
Ghrsiian Households, holding evangelical Chris:
colleges and seminarcs. would go out into
hcathensm to save souls for Christ protest against
the expulsion OF cOnsecrated, competent, Christian
gentleman from the Prudential Committee until he Ia
first declared hereto protest against the non return
has mastered the language and stu desires TO preach
given than those officially made known. protest
against having clergyman IN place OF business lay
OF economy. If not of Christ If not OF wisdom.
make this protest protest against the secrecy par
TALLY and general auocratic methods OF close cor
poraiion. protest against the continued unnodifed
existence OF this close sefeccng easily influenced
unreprcsentaye corporation being the fertile soil OF
faction and alienation between churches aud brethren
Seyerineie,ss. my brethren, believe IN
that believe these N things anu will right
themselves in and would not for the world in
dnlHe ia any personal criticism violent denun
citation believe these things will bo Strengthened out